Haben Girma

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First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law School & Best-Selling Author

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 02/04/2025.

Haben Girma Speaking Topics

  • Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

    As a Deafblind child in a sighted-hearing world, Haben faced the choice of accepting barriers or advocating for justice. Her self-advocacy soon grew to advocating for others, leading her to sharpen her skills at Harvard Law and beyond. She champions the belief that challenges are opportunities to develop new, better solutions. Through powerful stories infused with humor, Haben’s presentations help audiences increase creative problem-solving.

  • Gaining the Innovation Advantage

    What do iPhones, jacuzzis, and audiobooks have in common? The brilliance of disabled people sparked the creation of countless products, and the above are just three of them. As a Deafblind woman living in a mostly inaccessible world, Haben has developed stellar innovative skills that allows her to dance past barriers. Many disabled people similarly have strong problem-solving skills that launch cutting edge inventions. Reports by Accenture have shown that companies leading in accessible hiring, marketing, and design outperform their competitors. The global accessibility market, disabled people and their communities purchasing accessible products and services, is worth over $13 trillion annually. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by tapping into a larger market, improving the experience for both disabled and nondisabled people, boosting brand loyalty, and increasing innovation. Haben’s keynotes share entertaining stories from her personal journey, sprinkled with delightful humor, and wisdom that helps build stronger, more innovative communities.

  • Accessibility: A Conversation with Haben Girma

    New questions about accessibility emerge as society and technology evolve. How do engineers harness the power of AI without excluding disabled people? How do marketing teams craft compelling videos that reach disabled customers? How do HR teams remove barriers so talented employees with disabilities can help the organization drive innovation? During this fireside chat style presentation, Haben will address questions tailored to your organization. She will combine personal anecdotes, extensive knowledge from the field, and her warm wit to deliver an unforgettable presentation.

  • Leadership and Advocacy

    The daughter of refugees, a Black woman, and disabled, Haben developed a powerful path to success, rooted in her belief that inclusion is a choice. We all have the power to advocate for positive change. Becoming a leader begins by role-modeling the change we need in this world. Haben provides valuable insights that help people become better leaders. Watch Haben share leadership advice with St. Catherine University’s graduates in her Commencement Address.

  • Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design

    People with disabilities represent the largest minority group, numbering one billion worldwide. Reaching a group of this scale creates value for everyone. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger user base, improving the experience for both disabled and non-disabled users, and facilitating further innovation. Watch Haben teach 4,000 developers the connection between disability & innovation at Apple’s 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference.

Haben Girma Videos

  • Haben Girma: How did a deafblind woman conquer Harvard Law
    In a new memoir, Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, reflects on her Eritrean-American childhood and journey to becoming...
  • Why disability is an asset | Haben Girma | IIS 2016 - YouTube
    At India Inclusion Summit 2016, internationally acclaimed accessibility leader Haben Girma talked about inclusion and how disability helped ...
  • Keynote: Haben Girma
    For many, Haben Girma's wit, charm, and public speaking ability have turned their perceptions of people with disabilities upside down.

Haben Girma Books

  • Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
    Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
  • Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
    Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
  • Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
    Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

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Haben Girma is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Transforming Challenges into Opportunities, Gaining the Innovation Advantage, Accessibility: A Conversation with Haben Girma, Leadership and Advocacy and Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design. The estimated speaking fee range to book Haben Girma for your event is available upon request. Haben Girma generally travels from Berkeley, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are J.R. Martinez, Kylar Broadus, Bethany Hamilton, Marlee Matlin and Brenden Gilbert. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Haben Girma for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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